A possible lead for folks considering action in Madison WI: This letter appeared in today's NY Times in response to Lydia Polgreen's article on the Cass Review. The author just might be open to a dialogue,or even offer pointers on effective action:
"I am a retired physician who, as the medical director of a major university, instituted the provision of gender-affirming medications at our health facility, so I hold no bias against the appropriate use of these treatments. I found Dr. Hilary Cass’s report to be informative, well researched and balanced.
"I think many would be surprised to learn that the movement toward expanding gender-affirming medication for children is based largely upon a couple of small studies by researchers in the Netherlands that utilized strict inclusion criteria for their cohorts.
"Most current treatment guidelines on the use of these interventions stem from the collective opinion of experts in the field. This opinion alone, though helpful, is a shaky foundation for the initiation of sometimes irreversible procedures.Dr. Cass is simply stating that the science of gender-affirming care for children and adolescents is very much in its infancy and its usage requires thoughtful deliberation
until we know enough to make conclusive recommendations.
"This does not mean abandoning all gender-affirming care, but being judicious in its provision. A physician must always first do no harm."
Thank you for this article and suggestions for action -- can I say though that the set of addresses for Maryland need to say MD vs. MA (which would be for Massachusetts)? Just trying to be of small help, I hope that's okay. Also maybe it would only matter if someone was to send snail mail to them. Anyway, you all are the best!
I was disappointed but not surprised that the Transgender Health Program at the Oregon Heath and Science University (OHSU) is not on the list of centers ripe for action.
As a sex realist Democrat, I am in a distinct and isolated minority in Portland. I have yet to find an institution in this city or state that has any clout that isn't all in on the trans fantasy. I hope that someday this program and its self-proclaimed "Queer" surgeon will be on your list.
In the meantime, if anyone wants to see what a 2024 gender identity poster child looks like, this link will take you their (?) photo on the clinic's home page. What's the point of being gender special if normies can't tell by looking at you? There's passing and then there's passing-plus.
A possible lead for folks considering action in Madison WI: This letter appeared in today's NY Times in response to Lydia Polgreen's article on the Cass Review. The author just might be open to a dialogue,or even offer pointers on effective action:
"I am a retired physician who, as the medical director of a major university, instituted the provision of gender-affirming medications at our health facility, so I hold no bias against the appropriate use of these treatments. I found Dr. Hilary Cass’s report to be informative, well researched and balanced.
"I think many would be surprised to learn that the movement toward expanding gender-affirming medication for children is based largely upon a couple of small studies by researchers in the Netherlands that utilized strict inclusion criteria for their cohorts.
"Most current treatment guidelines on the use of these interventions stem from the collective opinion of experts in the field. This opinion alone, though helpful, is a shaky foundation for the initiation of sometimes irreversible procedures.Dr. Cass is simply stating that the science of gender-affirming care for children and adolescents is very much in its infancy and its usage requires thoughtful deliberation
until we know enough to make conclusive recommendations.
"This does not mean abandoning all gender-affirming care, but being judicious in its provision. A physician must always first do no harm."
Dr. Gerald Ryan, Madison WI
Thank you for this article and suggestions for action -- can I say though that the set of addresses for Maryland need to say MD vs. MA (which would be for Massachusetts)? Just trying to be of small help, I hope that's okay. Also maybe it would only matter if someone was to send snail mail to them. Anyway, you all are the best!
I was disappointed but not surprised that the Transgender Health Program at the Oregon Heath and Science University (OHSU) is not on the list of centers ripe for action.
As a sex realist Democrat, I am in a distinct and isolated minority in Portland. I have yet to find an institution in this city or state that has any clout that isn't all in on the trans fantasy. I hope that someday this program and its self-proclaimed "Queer" surgeon will be on your list.
In the meantime, if anyone wants to see what a 2024 gender identity poster child looks like, this link will take you their (?) photo on the clinic's home page. What's the point of being gender special if normies can't tell by looking at you? There's passing and then there's passing-plus.
https://www.ohsu.edu/transgender-health